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Kim Painter

United States, Virginia, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: MSN, USA Today, WebMD, Yahoo News, CNBC, ZDNet, Detroit Free Press, AZCentral | The Arizona Republic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, KING-TV (Seattle, WA) and
I'm a veteran USA Today health reporter, now freelancing for other outlets.
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Can You Get COVID Twice?

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By Jabeen Begum, Kim Painter, Matt McMillen 
| WebMD
If you’ve had COVID-19, you probably know the drill: the tests, the treatment choices, the days of social isolation and masking, the concerns about whether you'll fully recover, and the relief you felt when your symptoms finally subsided. But now you have chills, a fever, a scratchy throat, and a runny nose. Could you have COVID again? Yes. Research shows you can get COVID multiple times.
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Tracheostomy

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By Jennifer Robinson, Paul Frysh , Kim Painter
| WebMD
A tracheostomy is a hole in your trachea, or windpipe, that a doctor makes to help you breathe. The doctor usually puts a tracheostomy tube, sometimes called a trach (pronounced “trake”) tube, through the hole and into your windpipe. While it's in place, you breathe through the tube, rather than your nose and mouth. Tracheotomy (without the “s”) refers to the cut the surgeon makes into your windpipe, and a tracheostomy is the opening itself. But some people use both terms to mean the same thing.
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Sarcoidosis: Symptoms, Stages, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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By Jennifer Robinson, Kim Painter
| WebMD
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect multiple organs in the body, but it most often involves the lungs and lymph glands in the chest. If you have sarcoidosis, red, swollen lumps called granulomas form in your affected organs. Symptoms, which can range from nonexistent to severe, depend partly on where the lumps form. Is sarcoidosis an autoimmune disease? Sarcoidosis does involve immune system activity, but it's not generally considered an autoimmune disease.
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